FLUORESCENT, BENTHIC, PACIFIC COAST COELENTERATES
FLUORESCENT, BENTHIC, PACIFIC COAST COELENTERATES
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DOI：
10.1038/178497b0
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发表时间：
1956-01-01
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影响因子：
64.8
通讯作者：
NORTH, WJ
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作者：
LIMBAUGH, C;NORTH, WJ
橙色荧光色素在红藻1，2中得到了广泛的研究，这种荧光在垂死的植物中变得明显；但这种色素在动物界似乎很少见(有关哺乳动物中红色荧光色素的证据，请参阅Klüver3)。在超过10米的深度，较长的橙色和红色波长的阳光变得不足，潜水员有时会观察到明亮的橙色和红色动物。Marden4在拍摄红海20米处一只大型不明海葵时注意到了这一现象，并暗示这只动物可能有一种荧光素。我们的研究表明，某些动物确实具有荧光的能力。
ORANGE fluorescing pigments have been studied extensively in red algae1,2, where the fluorescence becomes apparent in the moribund plant; but such pigments would appear to be rare in the animal kingdom (see Klüver3for evidence of a red-fluorescing pigment in mammals). At depths greater than 10 m. where sunlight becomes deficient in the longer orange and red wave-lengths, divers have sometimes observed brilliantly luminous orange and red animals. Marden4noted the phenomenon while photographing a large unidentified anemone in the Red Sea at 20 m., and suggested the animal might have a fluorescent pigment. Our investigations show that certain animals do indeed possess the ability to fluoresce.